Closure for containers



Feb. 9 1926., 1,572,808

s. QUISLING CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS Filed Oct. 30 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1iiiiiiml j f T i i k 1 i 1 a i I i '1 1 T l a E i i r 6'3'6776QINVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Feb. 9 1926.

s. QUISLING CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS 2 shewbs5hoet Filed OQt. 3O

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

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Application filed October 80,1925. Serial No. 65,810.

To aZZ whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, Svauun QUISLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of IVlSCOIlSlIl,have invented certain new and useful Improvements "in Closures forContainers, of which the following "is a specification. g

This invention relates. to a closure means or more particularl a meansforconnecting together adjacent ree edges of two bodies of flexiblematerial; 1

The primary object of this invention 18 the provision, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, of a. means for connecting free ed es of flexiblebodies which will be quick and easy to operate, setting up ast-rong andclose connection between the "two edges of material. v

Another object of the invention is the provision, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, of a structure for connecting together the edgesoftwo bodies of flexible material, comprisin ameans toset'up a troughlike structure a ong one edge ofthe material having the'mouth thereof ofless diameter than the interior and a locking'cord havinga portion oflarge diameter and a portion of smaller diameter slidably held in acasement formed along the other body of material and designed, when thesmallportion of the cord is drawn through the casement and the casementarranged in the trough, to be locked thereto by sliding the: cordthrough the case ment until the large portion thereof is drawn thereintoto' fill. the casement and prevent it from beingwithdrawn through themouth of the saidtrough. I

The final object of the invention is the provision, in the manner ashereinafter set forth, of a means for securing together two abuttingedges of flexible material, quickly and easily, and to set up a strongand unbreakable connection therebetween.

The invention ,will be best, understood from a consideration of thefollowing-detailed'description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, with the understandingthat the invention isnot confined to any strict conformity with theshowing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long as suchchanges andmodifications mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of't he 'inventiomas expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings 2- and artl of a ag bOfiglIlglhlS invention appliedthereto.

in section, the upper portion side thereof turned downwardly ordisconnected from the other, as of the bag is open. Y i I "Figure 3 is atransverse section taken upon the line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing howt-hetwo edges'of the bag mouth are locked together. a Figure 4 is atransverse section taken upon the lineM of Figure 2, showing the mannerin which the two edges of the bag month are disengaged. P

"Figure 5 is transverse section taken ATE T F Figure 1 showspartly inside elevation aving the closure structure emgure 2 shows in moredetail; the mouth of the bag shown in Fig. 1, showing one when the mouthside at the point 2 to set up flaps 3 and i A respectively. The oppositeside of the bag, from the split side, is sewed to the top, that.

is the flaps areconnected all theway to the edges thereof.

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Theflap 3 has the top edge thereof turned a over and inwardly uponitselfto set up the inner and outer portions 5 and drespectively thus forminga sleeve or casement along the topedge of the flap; In this sleeve orcasement there is fitted in edge to edge relation, a series of splitannular bands 7,'the "inner and outer portions 5 and 6 of the-sleevelying snugly against the inner and outer; faces of thebands as isclearlyshown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, whereupon the inner and outerportions 5 and 6 are stitched together transversely of the mouth ofthebag as indi cated at 8 and are also stitched transversely between thesplit annular members as is indicated at 9 in Figures 1 and 2. Thereisthus set up across thetop edge of the flap 3' the channel or trough 10having the mouth 11, opening downwardly upon the inner side of the flap3. As is clearly shown in any one of the Figures 3, 4 or 5, the diameterof the passage 12 through thetrough- 10 is greater than the mouth 11 ofthe trough and it is clear that an object positioned within and ofsufiicient diameter to fill the passage 12, could not be drawntherefromthrough the mouth 11.

The top edge of the other flap is turned over uponitself to set up theinner and outer portions 13 and 14 w ichportlons are stitchedtogethertransversely of the mouth of the bag as indicatedat 15, to set up the oflargest diameter is of sufficient size to completely fill out theeasement 16 when drawn thereinto as is shown in Figures 3 and 5,, andthe easement 16 when so filled out by the portion 19 of the tie orlocking cord is then of sufficient overall diameter to snugly fit in thepassage 12 of the sleeve or trough 10.

From the foregoing descriptionthe operationof this closure lockingstructure will be readily understood-andis asfollowsz- Assuming thebagtobe open as in Figure 2, the portion 20 of smaller diameter, of thelooking cord 18 Will be extended through the casement 16 thus allowingthe easement to pass freely through the mouth 11 of the trough 10 asshown in Figure 4. The edges of the. flaps 3 and 4 are thuseasilyseparated. When it is desired to close the mouth ofthe bag thelocking cord 18, upon the split side of the bag mouth, is drawn upwardlytoward 7 the mouth 11 of the trough 10 and due .to the fact that one endof the easement 16 is fixed within one-endofthe trough. 10, the otherportion of the easementcwillislip into the; passage 12 of the troughtogether with the portion 20 of the locking vcord.

WVith thecasement thus positioned in the I passage 12 of the sleeveor-trough10, the

looking cord- 18' is then drawnthrough the casementlfi until the portion190i larger diameter is drawn intothe casement .to-fill the same andthus causing the easement to fillthe-passage. 12, as-shown in. Figures 3and 5. .It is clear from this that the casement 16 cannot be withdrawnfrom the passage 12 of the sleeve through the mouth The casement orsleeve 16 has generally by the nuy one-half of this 11 as it could be ifthe portion 20 were lying therein and therefore the two edges of the bagmouth are secured together. It

is apparentthat upon reversing this operation the flaps 3 and 4 maybereadily separated. a

Althou h the foregoing description has been con ned tea bag structureshowin the devicev applied to the mouth thereo it is to be-understoodthat the means described forconnecting together the edges of flexiblematerial, is not to be confined to use upon bags but may be used uponclothing or in any place where it is desirableto have means 3 forquickly-connecting together or disconnecting'adjacent edges ofmaterial.

From'the foregoing description it will be seen that the means-hereinemployed for, connectingthe material in the manncrdew scribed is easy tooperate, and there is not employed any large number of elementsjorcomplicated parts. a

Having-thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A devicevof -thecharacter set forth for connecting the edges of two portions of flexiblematerial, comprising meansgto set vup a rigidtrough along one edge ofoneportion, the interior diameter being greater than the mouth thereof,means to set up a casement along one edge of the other portion havingoneend fixed in said trough, and a locking cord extending throu hsaidcasement and havin a portion of relatively large, diameter an a portionof smaller diameter, said portion. of largerdiameter when drawnintosaid-casement after positioning thesame insaidtrou h, fillingandpreventing the same from passing the mouth 'ofthetrou h. i

2.. Aldev ce of the character set forth for connecting the edges oftwoportions of fiex-- ible mater al, comprising an edge to edge arrangedseries of split annular elements encased in one'edge of one of saidportions to set up a downwardly openinqtroughthere along open at bothends, t e interior diameter of said trough-being greater than the widthof the open side thereof, a sleeve and having one end fixed in one endof said trough, and a locking cord slidably positioned in said sleeveand having a portion of relatively small diameter and a portion ofrelatively large diameter, said rtionc of largest diameter' acting,when. rawn into said sleeve after positioning the same in said trough,to fill the sleeve and trough to preventthejremoval "of the sleeve fromthe trough;

3., A device for connecting together the edges of two portionsofflexible material, comprising a series of annular split bandssecuredal'ong one edge of one of said portions to set up a troughtherealong having formed along the edge of said other portion 1 5 themouth of less width than the interior when drawn through said casement,after diameter thereof and open at each end, a positioning the same insaid trough, filling casement formed along the edge of the other theeasement and trough to look-the edges 1 of said portions, and a lockingcord extendof the portions to ether.

5 ing through said casement having a portion In testimony w iereof, Iafiix my signaof small diameter and a portion of larger ture hereto.diameter, said portion of larger diameter SVERRE QUISLINGF

